Top 10 Fatal Attacks From Fresh Fruit
Comedy superstars Monty Python’s famous 1969 sketch brought to our attention the very realistic dangers posed by a would-be attacker armed with a piece of fresh fruit. And while their self-defence class centered on the banana’s use as a weapon, fresh fruit’s fatal potential is no laughing matter. Whether it be from choking, poisoning, a trip hazard or a falling object – fresh fruit can kill. Here are ten cautionary tales.
Monty Python: Self Defense Against Fresh Fruit
10 Grapes of Wrath Round, ripe and delicious? Don’t let their small size diminish their danger – grapes are an often-overlooked contender to kill. In 2017, a five year old boy choked to death at an after-school club after a grape had become lodged in his airway. Paramedics attempted to remove the offending object with a special pair of forceps, but it was too late. Between 1999 and 2013 in the USA, 2103 childhood deaths occurred from ‘foreign body airway obstructi